Wihtgils Wihtgilsing

Wihtgils Wihtgilsing (400-440) was a Saxon man who was the father of Hengest and Horsa.

Biography
Wihtgils Wihtgilsing was born in 400. He was a member of the Saxons, and it is unclear if he ever went to Roman Britain. However, his sons Hengest and Horsa would be hired by Vortigern to serve as mercenary generals of the Romano-British, and would become Anglo-Saxon kings.